Global Mobile Market Trends: Who Will Dominate 2012?

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There were now around 6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide (87% of the global population) at the end of 2011, according to the International Telecommunications Union. Of those, 349 million come from the Arab World, putting mobile pentration across the region at 96.7%.

So in 2012, it will be a mistake to focus exclusively on any one platform at the exclusion of others. While Nokia wil continue to dominate the overall market, expect to see Android and Windows Phone use rise in the smartphone market as Apple use remains steady, says Gartner. Here's a glance at global mobile trends in 2011 (click to see the entire map).